The DPWH said these are part of the 142 bunkhouses being built to accommodate up to 3,336 families in 29 sites in Eastern Visayas.

Once the bunkhouses are completed, the DPWH will turn them over to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for occupancy arrangements with beneficiaries.

DPWH regional directors and district engineers from Metro Manila, Southern Luzon, and Regions 10, 11, 13 in Mindanao had been tapped to help in the emergency works in Eastern Visayas.

A timetable for the bunkhouse construction includes:

Dec. 15

16 units at nine sites in Guiuan 11 units in Barangays 4, Batang, Carmen, and Padang in Hernani five units in Barangays Paya, Biga and Parena in Giporlos one unit in Barangay Busay, Mercedes four units in Balangkayan four units in Quinapondan one unit in Maydolong two units in Barangay Sabang Suribao, Borongan two units in Lawaan three units in Salcedo two units in Balangiga 16 units in Barangay Concepcion, Ormoc City.

Dec. 20

22 units at Motocross Area along Daang Maharlika (Caibaan) one unit at NHA/Sagkahan Bliss in Tacloban City 17 units at Government Center in Baras, Palo, Leyte five units at Basey First Housing Area in Sitio Bangon (CanManila) four units in Barangay Amambucale, Marabut in Samar

Dec. 22

three units in Barangay Abucay, Tacloban City

10,000 jobs

Meanwhile, the DOLE said more than 10,000 overseas and local job opportunities will be available in Ormoc City on Dec. 14.

DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said this is organized by the DOLE through the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), and private sector partners.

"There are more than 7,000 job vacancies that will be made available by the 33 participating licensed agencies; while local employers will bring in more than 3,000 job opportunities," Baldoz said. — LBG, GMA News